Measuring precarious employment in times of crisis: The revised Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) in Spain

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 379-382

  Vives, Alejandra ^a,b,c,d   González, Francisca ^a   Moncada, Salvador ^e   Llorens, Clara ^e,f   Benach, Joan ^b,g  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable CONICYT FONDAP 15110020   (Chile)

^d University of Chile   (Chile)

^e Union Institute of Work Environment and Health (ISTAS)   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Employment; Employment precariousness; Psychometrics; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SPAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940448831     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.06.008     Document Type: Article

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